November 20, 2015
Featherweight Bout
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| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 22 | 9 |
| Experience Gap | 13 | -13 |
| Experience ELO | 1 101 | 1 214 |
| ELO Change | -29 | +54 |
Ricardo Lamas overcame a 13-fight experience disadvantage (9 vs 22 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Diego Sanchez.
| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 079 | 1 112 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.
| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 175 | 1 310 |
| ELO Change | -34 | +34 |
Ricardo Lamas earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.
| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 30 | 57 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 86 | 109 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 36 | 69 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 115 | 1 188 |
| ELO Change | -39 | +39 |
Ricardo Lamas controlled the striking exchanges with 69 vs 36 total strikes, 57 vs 30 significant strikes, 52.3% vs 34.9% accuracy. Ricardo Lamas capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 1 | 3 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 2 | 6 |
| Ground Control Time | 1:25 | 4:40 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 2 | 1 |
| Ground ELO | 1 126 | 1 346 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
Ricardo Lamas edged out Diego Sanchez on the ground with 3 vs 1 takedowns, 4:40 of control time, 1 ground strike, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 533 | 232 |
| Activity ELO | 1 258 | 1 199 |
| ELO Change | -28 | +35 |
Ricardo Lamas demonstrated standard activity with 232 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Ricardo Lamas capitalized on this activity level, while Diego Sanchez's 533-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 124 | 1 139 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +25 |
Ricardo Lamas started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Diego Sanchez is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Diego Sanchez | Ricardo Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Featherweight | Featherweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 082 | 1 103 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.